Family and Education
b. 24 Apr. 1801, 3rd. s. of Robert Grosvenor†, 2nd Earl Grosvenor (d. 1845), and Hon. Eleanor Egerton, da. and h. of Thomas Egerton†, 1st Bar. Grey de Wilton; bro. of Richard Grosvenor, Visct. Belgrave*. educ. Westminster 1810-16; Christ Church, Oxf. 1818; L. Inn 1821. m. 17 May 1831, Hon. Charlotte Arbuthnot Wellesley, da. of Henry Wellesley†, 1st Bar. Cowley, 5s. (1 d.v.p.) 2da. styled. Lord Robert Grosvenor 1831-57; suc. fa. to Moor Park, Rickmansworth, Herts. 1845; cr. Bar. Ebury 15 Sept. 1857. d. 18 Nov. 1893.
Offices Held
Comptroller of household Nov. 1830 – Dec. 1834; PC 1 Dec. 1830; groom of stole to Prince Albert 1840 – 41; treas. of household July 1846 – July 1847; commr. health of the metropolis 1847 – 50, clerical subscriptions 1864 – 65, ritual 1867–70.
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Notes
Access to the Grosvenor papers, privately held at Eaton Hall, is gratefully acknowledged. For Grosvenor’s later letters and speeches see E.V. Bligh, Lord Ebury as a Church Reformer (1891).
Volume
Commons 1820-1832
Web Title
GROSVENOR, Robert (1801-1893)
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